214 New Athletic Trainer Jobs — Monday, June 29, 2026 - Record day on the job board to roll out the Talent Network

Records are meant to be broken and this week we shattered our job volume record by a large margin. 214 new athletic trainer jobs flooded onto the market this week and it is really no surprise.

July 1 is the start of the fiscal year for most school districts, universities, and health systems. Budgets have been approved. Position vacancies are authorized. HR departments get the green light. The result is a wave of postings hitting the market in the final week of June as employers move quickly before summer programs begin and fall planning kicks in. We expected volume to climb this time of year. We did not expect it to climb this fast.

The market this week shows a very diverse set of opportunities; California community college leadership. D-I Big East basketball. The top-ranked school district in the country. A military H2F program in Hawaii. Professional women’s hockey. Industrial ergonomics. Pediatric outreach. The range of settings represented in a single week is as wide as we have ever seen.

But with a lot of that good, there was certainly some bad.  I’m calling out one posting that I genuinely hope was a salary typo, and a D-I program whose salary floor does not match the language in its own job description. And I would be remiss not to mention the launch of our new platform and job board today. Check out the What’s Worth Noting This Week section to see what new features are now available! This is a newsletter and job board you won’t want to miss.

Let’s get into the picks.

Supervisor, Athletic Training  |  Butte-Glenn Community College District

Oroville, CA  |  $105,037–$113,696 (Annual)

Top ceiling on the board this week and a role structure you do not see often at this level. The Supervisor position carries direct oversight of the full-time athletic training staff and the strength and conditioning program — genuine leadership scope. Four-day summer workweek with every Friday off. Interview travel reimbursement for candidates coming from more than 80 miles away. Relocation incentives for new hires. Oroville is in Butte County in Northern California — cost of living runs considerably below the Bay Area and well below the national average for California, which means the six-figure salary has more real purchasing power than the same number would in San Jose or LA. No retirement disclosure listed — ask specifically for a community college district of this size. BOC certification and a Bachelor’s degree required.

Associate Director of Sports Medicine  |  DePaul University

Chicago, Illinois  |  $74,367–$105,000 (Annual)

D-I Big East basketball — primary sport coverage for Men’s Basketball with Associate Director title and real administrative scope. The 8% employer retirement match is one of the stronger retirement disclosures on the board this week. Tuition waivers for employees and their dependents confirmed. The $74,367–$105,000 range reflects experience-based placement on the university scale. Chicago runs roughly 15–20% above the national average on cost of living — the salary range is solid purchasing power there. BOC certification, Illinois licensure eligibility, and a Master’s degree required. Ask about sport assignments beyond basketball, travel expectations, and how the Associate Director administrative responsibilities are structured alongside clinical duties.

Assistant Athletic Trainer  |  Glenbrook High School District 225

Northbrook, IL  |  $54,549–$96,881 (Annual)

Glenbrook North High School is part of the #1 ranked school district in the United States. One full month off during the summer. No teaching requirement. Three full-time AT staff members on the team. Access to extensive therapeutic modalities, a strength and conditioning facility, and a mentorship program. The ceiling approaching $97,000 reflects the top of the experience scale — the floor is the realistic entry point. Northbrook is a Chicago North Shore suburb running above the national average on cost of living, but considerably more manageable than the city proper. Tuition reimbursement and professional development funding confirmed. Retirement plan listed. Ask how weekend rotations and tournament coverage are distributed among the three full-time staff members.

Athletic Trainer  |  Anaheim Union High School District

Anaheim, CA  |  $34.29–$45.26/hr ($71,323–$94,141 Annually)

100% employer-paid medical, dental, and vision premiums — for employees and their families. Not a contribution. The full premium, for the whole family. That benefit has real dollar value that does not show up in the salary range and materially changes the total compensation picture. PERS retirement with employee contribution confirmed. Advanced step placement available for candidates with additional experience or education. Anaheim is in LA County — cost of living runs roughly 40% above the national average. The converted range is adequate in that market but the family health coverage is the number that changes the math. Confirm full-time status and ask about sport assignments and athlete volume before accepting.

Athletic Trainer Clinical Coordinator  |  Fairview Health Services

Minneapolis, MN  |  $63,939–$90,272 (Annual) + $5,000 Sign-On

Clinical Coordinator scope in a multi-disciplinary sports medicine clinic — triage, casting, bracing, concussion assessment, and surgical coordination for both pediatric and adult populations alongside a team of physicians and specialists. The $5,000 sign-on bonus is confirmed. Minneapolis runs close to the national average on cost of living, which makes the range solid purchasing power there. Weekend rotation is noted as part of the role — ask specifically how frequently and whether event coverage is included on top of clinic hours. No retirement disclosure for a health system of this size — ask specifically.

Assistant Athletic Trainer  |  PWHL — Seattle Torrent

Seattle, WA  |  $70,000–$80,000 (Annual)

The PWHL has now posted transparent salary ranges across multiple franchises this season — and the Seattle Torrent continues that pattern. $70,000–$80,000 for an assistant-level professional hockey AT role with a transparent range is consistent with what we have seen from the league all year. BOC or CATA certification required. Washington state licensure required. Full road trip travel expected throughout the season. Seattle runs roughly 44% above the national average on cost of living — the $70,000 floor is tight in that market. Three to five years of elite hockey experience required. Ask about off-season schedule expectations and what the staffing structure looks like when the team is on the road.

Worth Calling Out This Week

Assistant/Associate Athletic Trainer  |  University of Tennessee Health Science Center

Knoxville, TN  |  $10.00/hr ($20,800 Annually)

I hope this was a typo.

This posting appeared on Indeed — $20,800 annually, $10 per hour, for a BOC-certified Athletic Trainer at a major academic health science center affiliated with a Power Four athletics program. BOC certification required. Tennessee state licensure required. Master’s degree expected. The role involves managing injury prevention, evaluation, and rehabilitation for NCAA Division I student-athletes and supervising graduate assistants and interns.

Oklahoma Baptist University posted $11 per hour earlier this year and we called it out. This is lower. If the number is a data entry error, correct it publicly. If it is not, the institution owes every candidate who considers applying a transparent explanation before they submit anything.

Assistant Athletic Trainer  |  Central Michigan University

Mount Pleasant, MI  |  $40,000–$45,000 (Annual)

Central Michigan University is a Division I MAC program. The posting for this Assistant Athletic Trainer position advertises “comprehensive benefits that exceed regional and national norms.”

The salary floor is $40,000.

The benefits language is doing a lot of heavy lifting for a number that does not hold up on its own. We have featured assistant-level industrial and secondary school AT roles throughout this year with floors well above $40,000 in markets with lower costs of living than Mount Pleasant. A D-I program asking candidates to weigh “exceptional benefits” against a $40,000 floor is asking them to do math that does not math in the candidate’s favor.

What's Worth Noting This Week:

The AT Finder Talent Network is Live!

214 jobs on the board this week.

That is the largest single edition AT Finder has ever published — and it feels like the right week to share the next step.

The AT Finder Talent Network is now live.

This is the biggest step forward we have taken since launching AT Finder.

What started as a way to make the athletic training job market easier to see is now becoming something much bigger: a platform built to help athletic trainers and employers find each other in a more transparent, more intentional, and more private way.

The job board is still the foundation, and I am working to build the largest database of live athletic trainer jobs available anywhere.

The goal is simple: if you are an athletic trainer looking to understand the market, AT Finder should be the one-stop shop where you can see all available opportunities in one place.

No more searching through dozens of sites. No more wondering what you missed. No more relying only on whatever happens to show up in your feed that week.

A more complete job board helps ATs see the full market. It helps employers get in front of the right audience. And it creates the foundation for everything else we are building.

Starting now, organizations can post basic athletic trainer jobs on AT Finder for free for 30 days.

No cost. No commitment. Just a simple way to get an opening in front of one of the most engaged athletic trainer audiences in the country.

But the Talent Network is the next layer.

For athletic trainers, the Talent Network creates a way to explore the market without having to publicly raise your hand.

You can share what you are looking for, what settings interest you, where you are open to working, whether you would relocate, what schedule works for your life, what compensation range you are looking for, and what kind of support would make a role worth considering.

The goal is to give ATs a more private way to be open to the right opportunity without feeling exposed in a small profession.

For employers, this creates a better way to understand the market.

Instead of only posting a job and hoping the right athletic trainer applies, employers can begin to see what ATs actually value. They can better understand candidate preferences, salary expectations, location flexibility, setting interest, schedule needs, career goals, and the factors that make someone more likely to consider a role.

Because successfully hiring athletic trainers is not always just about having an opening. It is about understanding why someone would choose your opening over another one.

The Talent Network is built around that idea.

It includes private AT profiles, setting preferences, location and relocation preferences, salary expectations, schedule and work-life considerations, career goals, support needs, employer job postings, featured job visibility, interested-candidate tracking, and a better pathway for employers to connect with ATs who may be open to the right opportunity.

And like everything I have done with AT Finder so far, it is not going to be perfect on day one.

There will be glitches. There will be clunky parts. There will be things that need to be fixed, cleaned up, adjusted, or completely rethought.

I am okay with that.

I would rather build, launch, listen, and improve than sit around waiting for someone else to change the athletic training job market.

That has really been the story of AT Finder from the beginning. Start where we are. Put something useful into the profession. Get feedback. Make it better.

So if you use the Talent Network and something does not work the way it should, I want to hear about it. If something feels confusing, I want to hear about it. If there is a feature you wish existed, I want to hear about it.

This platform is being built with the profession, not just for the profession.

More jobs. More visibility. More privacy for ATs. Better information for employers.

Better matches. Less guessing.

That is where AT Finder is headed.

If you are an athletic trainer, I would love for you to create a profile and help shape what this becomes.

If your organization is hiring, you can post your role for free for 30 days and start getting in front of the AT Finder audience today.

This is live. It is real. It is not perfect.

But it is a start.

And I think it can become something really important for the athletic training profession.

Reach out at atcfinder@gmail.com or get started at atcfinder.com.

Until next week — stop looking, start finding.